Josiah
The state police barracks were larger and more modern than our station in Prosperity Springs. My emotions vacillated between fury and despair as Pellino walked me in for processing. He was gloating and bragging as he passed me off to a junior officer. For the second time, I suffered the indignity of being photographed and booked for a crime I didn’t commit. I used every ounce of self-control I could muster to stay calm, quiet, and polite.
I was holding on to Chris’s promise that he would have me out in a couple of hours. All I wanted to do was get to the hospital and stay with Olivia. I couldn’t explain it, but I felt it. I felt her slipping away. I felt our connection fading. The sense doubled my feelings of urgency and anxiety. I had to get out of that holding cell and get to th
